Homo homini lupus: the extinction of indigenous peoples
Raffaella Di Milandri *
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| Raffaella Milandri with a Bushman woman |
Incredibly immune to globalization, "Progress" and the money. By tens of thousands of years living in their ancestral lands, tied to their traditions and unique culture. There are 300 million people in the world today, who struggle or succumb to their human rights, not to become extinct. Indigenous peoples most infamous are the American Indians, but there are the Bushmen, the Pygmies, the Indians, Australian Aborigines, and a multitude of tribes and identities. Their traditional lifestyle Spartan, in contact with nature, is suddenly destroyed when their land is found, an ore mining - gold, diamonds, bauxite, coal - or to exploit a resource - oil, forests.
If there is a government protection - such as Forest Right Act in India for example - that protects them, it is often violated in other cases, there is no protection or are not registered by the Government, as the Pygmies of Cameroon. A good example is that of the Bushmen of the Kalahari: the land assigned to them by the Government of Botswana in 1961, were found rich deposits of diamonds in 1997 and began a mass deportation, with the closure of water wells on their lands. Only their desire to return "home" to their land in the desert. They have won a couple of lawsuits against the government, their case is an overt violation of human rights, yet nothing happens, even in the short opens yet another mine, the diamonds have brought a surplus in state coffers.
What to do? Take note, raising public awareness to protect human lives as well as ancient cultures, traditions, customs and languages \u200b\u200bunique heritage site.
and ensure that Italy adheres to ILO 169, a UN International for the rights of indigenous peoples. A great sign of civility and sensitivity that Italy can make, picking up a cry of pain is that of Nature itself.
If there is a government protection - such as Forest Right Act in India for example - that protects them, it is often violated in other cases, there is no protection or are not registered by the Government, as the Pygmies of Cameroon. A good example is that of the Bushmen of the Kalahari: the land assigned to them by the Government of Botswana in 1961, were found rich deposits of diamonds in 1997 and began a mass deportation, with the closure of water wells on their lands. Only their desire to return "home" to their land in the desert. They have won a couple of lawsuits against the government, their case is an overt violation of human rights, yet nothing happens, even in the short opens yet another mine, the diamonds have brought a surplus in state coffers.
What to do? Take note, raising public awareness to protect human lives as well as ancient cultures, traditions, customs and languages \u200b\u200bunique heritage site.
and ensure that Italy adheres to ILO 169, a UN International for the rights of indigenous peoples. A great sign of civility and sensitivity that Italy can make, picking up a cry of pain is that of Nature itself.
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* Photographer humanitarian and activist for human rights of indigenous peoples, Raffaella Milandri in its Travel solo, dedicated to photography as a tool for raising awareness, reporting and communication on human rights and social issues. With particular attention to indigenous peoples. Says the photographer: "Travelling does not mean places to visit, but feel the mood of the people"
Raffaella Milandri engages in campaigns of denunciation and through photos, footage and interviews. Through media and social network launches appeals, collecting signatures and letters of complaint to send to international organizations, presidents and ministers of different countries, including Sonia Gandhi and the Commission for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination UN. Several His photos were donated to charity auctions and fundraisers for benefits.
Raffaella Milandri engages in campaigns of denunciation and through photos, footage and interviews. Through media and social network launches appeals, collecting signatures and letters of complaint to send to international organizations, presidents and ministers of different countries, including Sonia Gandhi and the Commission for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination UN. Several His photos were donated to charity auctions and fundraisers for benefits.
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